Category Archives for Random
Just Another Day at the Office
This is week #2 at home after leaving my job for the great unknown. I’m trying to enjoy the break but it’s getting a little weird. “Let’s talk about peas.” My first meeting of the day was with Danny girl. … Continue reading
A Big Mid-Week Update
Carol has decided that she is done nesting. She is a sweetheart of a chicken, and I know she missed me. I definitely missed her too, but I did enjoy not having her screech at 5am to be let out … Continue reading
A Sketch of the Kids
We made a quick sketch of the kids to take with us next weekend to the BlowPaws Conference and Awards in Utah, since the kids can’t come with us. What do you think? Do you have a favorite? (Click on … Continue reading
Switch to Decaf, Carol
Carol got a little crazy with the nesting today. She was very unhappy that Olly Astro wanted to sit in her nest. She gets cranky when Janet sits in the nest next to her, so she was doubly annoyed that … Continue reading
Meditation with Cindy Buttons
Today Ms. Buttons sat down next to me on the lawn and settled in for a nap. She sat very close so she must consider me one of her flock. This video may look like Cindy Buttons is just napping, … Continue reading
Random musings
Some people have said they have trouble telling Cindy Buttons apart from Carol. So here we have a side-by-side comparison. As you can see, Cindy is lighter in color and doesn’t have a tail. Carol has a small head and … Continue reading
A quick flight and some other birds
We left our flock for a few days this past weekend to visit some family and friends in Utah. I got to visit and play with my best friend Tricia and her cute kids. Here are two of them hamming … Continue reading
Champion Chicken!
Toro roo has been named PETA’s 2012 CHAMPION CHICKEN! Check it out: http://www.peta.org/features/champion-chicken-winner.aspx We are SO honored. Toro would like to thank his favorite rescued hen, Cindy Buttons, for all of her support. And also he’d like to thank his … Continue reading
New Holiday Classic
This song is certain to become a holiday classic. This holiday song was written by our duck friend Kevin Tschida. The last stanza and the performance were done by Eric Stetson. This is such a thoughtful, priceless surprise and it … Continue reading
New Art, and a Surprise!
A good friend sells original, hand-painted boxes and miniature canvases of animals and other fun scenes. I really liked these two of his own pets, Rudie and Grietje, so I ordered them. When they arrived, the Grietje box had a … Continue reading
